11 - 17 July 2021
Worship Together
11 - 17 July 2021
The practice of power
Mark 6.14-29John the Baptist has criticised Herod’s wife, Herodias. Therefore, she becomes angry and wants to kill John. Although Herod is enraged too, he respects John and knows that he is a holy man. At a party, Herod promises his stepdaughter anything she wants, and on her mother’s advice she asks for the head of John the Baptist. Although Herod doesn’t want to kill John, he has to keep a promise made in front of his guests.
It is a story that raises questions about who influences us, who we listen to, and what governs our actions.
This week we explore who and what rules our actions.
Lectionary Bible readings for RCL Proper 10 Year B
Amos 7.7-15
Psalm 85.8-13
Ephesians 1.3-14
Mark 6.14-29
Find more resources on these readings
- Proper 10 focused on 2 Samuel 6:1-5,12b-19 (2024)
- Proper 10 focused on Mark 6.14-29 (2021)
- Proper 10 focused on Ephesians 1.3-14 (2019)
- Proper 10 focused on Mark 6.14-29 (2015)
- Proper 10 focused on Mark 6.14-29 (2012)
- Proper 10 focused on Amos 7.7–15 (2009)
- Proper 10 focused on Ephesians 1.3-14 (2006)
- Proper 10 focused on Mark 6.14-29 (2003)